[osint] Across Iran, Nuclear Power Is a Matter of Pride

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/29/international/middleeast/29nuke.html?ex=1275019200en=7589d2a1adbbcc8eei=5088partner=rssnytemc=rss May 29, 2005 Across Iran, Nuclear Power Is a Matter of Pride By NEIL MacFARQUHAR TEHRAN, May 28 - From nuclear negotiators to student dissidents, from bazaar

[osint] Venezuela rallies over Cuba exile

, such as the Saudis, have: sorting out freedom fighters from terrorists. David Bier http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4590599.stm Venezuela rallies over Cuba exile Tens of thousands of Venezuelans have rallied in the capital Caracas to demand the US extradites a Cuban exile accused of bombing

[osint] State-led murder and rape of villagers in Darfur uncovered

http://news.scotsman.com/international.cfm?id=594012005 Tue 31 May 2005 State-led murder and rape of villagers in Darfur uncovered GETHIN CHAMBERLAIN CHIEF NEWS CORRESPONDENT CONFIDENTIAL African Union (AU) reports have provided damning new evidence of the involvement of Sudanese government

[osint] The War on Terrorism in Action

http://www.kommersant.com/page.asp?id=581346 The War on Terrorism in Action // Thanks to Russia and the United States The War on Terrorism The U.S.-Russian working group on terrorism met last week in Washington. At the end of the meeting, they made a number of optimistic statements, in which

[osint] Georgia/Russia: Base Deal Seen As Mutually Acceptable Compromise

http://www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2005/5/401C4C 6E-277A-4FF3-BD7A-3348D441E304.html Tuesday, 31 May 2005 Georgia/Russia: Base Deal Seen As Mutually Acceptable Compromise By Jean-Christophe Peuch Moscow and Tbilisi yesterday announced an agreement on the closure of Russia’s two remaining

[osint] Group on U.S. terror list lobbies hard

http://washingtontimes.com/upi-breaking/20050531-022253-5868r.htm Group on U.S. terror list lobbies hard By Angela Woodall UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL Washington, DC, May. 31 (UPI) -- U.S. lawmakers and former military officers are backing Mujahedin-e Khalq, an Iranian opposition group, despite

[osint] Police force, military seek public's confidence

http://washingtontimes.com/world/20050530-094032-8242r.htm Police force, military seek public's confidence By Levon Sevunts THE WASHINGTON TIMES JALALABAD, Afghanistan -- U.S. commanders in Afghanistan are upbeat about the national army, saying it demonstrated its growing effectiveness with

[osint] Cash-Poor USAF Cuts Flying Hours

Recently the Air Force ordered big cuts in maintenance and many other areas because its accounts are being starved to pay for the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. This cut in flying hours is yet another slide down the slippery slope to a hollow force. David Bier http://www.defensenews.com

[osint] Readers speak out about Horsey's recent military cartoon

Sunday, May 29, 2005 Readers speak out about Horsey's recent military cartoon By MARK TRAHANT SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR Rufus King -- the one-time namesake of King County -- once complained that the words used in American political debates were useless. The abuse of

[osint] Iraq War: Drafting the dead

Wednesday, June 1, 2005 Iraq War: Drafting the dead SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER EDITORIAL BOARD President Bush was among the 260,000 graves at Arlington National Cemetery when he said it. But it was clear Monday that the president was referring to the more than 1,650 Americans killed to date in

[osint] U.S. Army officers cite lack of troops in key region

http://www.realcities.com/mld/krwashington/11781484.htm Posted on Tue, May. 31, 2005 U.S. Army officers cite lack of troops in key region By Tom Lasseter Knight Ridder Newspapers TAL AFAR, Iraq - U.S. Army officers in the badland deserts of northwest Iraq, near the Syrian border, say they

[osint] U.S. death toll in Iraq surges amid rebel violence

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N31661115.htm U.S. death toll in Iraq surges amid rebel violence 31 May 2005 20:45:59 GMT Source: Reuters By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, May 31 (Reuters) - The death toll for American troops in Iraq rose in May to the highest level since January, with the

[osint] US 'losing its grip' on Baghdad's political process

http://news.ft.com/cms/s/9506bdfe-d1ff-11d9-8c82-0 e2511c8,ft_acl=,s01=1.html US 'losing its grip' on Baghdad's political process By Guy Dinmore in Washington Published: May 31 2005 19:27 | Last updated: May 31 2005 19:27 Iraq's Sunni Arab insurgency has reached a “kind of peak”. The Sunni

[osint] Jet Airways' US flights caught in Al-Qaeda storm

http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_1384636,00050001.htm Jet Airways' US flights caught in Al-Qaeda storm Lalit K Jha (HindustanTimes.com) Minneapolis, June 1, 2005 The plan of the Jet Airways to launch the Mumbai-Newark flight -- the first by any private Indian airline -- from June 23

[osint] Trump, Investors Sell Property for $1.8B

Bush41 will be happy to hear the Carlyle Group is adding NYC real estate to its portfolio. http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/business/AP-Trump-Land-Sale.html? June 1, 2005 Trump, Investors Sell Property for $1.8B By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Filed at 3:09 p.m. ET NEW YORK (AP) -- Donald Trump and a

[osint] Testimony at an Oversight Hearing on the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001:

http://www.aclu.org/SafeandFree/SafeandFree.cfm?ID=18330c=206 Testimony of Acting Director Gregory T. Nojeim and National Security Policy Counsel Timothy H. Edgar At An Oversight Hearing on Sections 505 and 804 of the USA PATRIOT Act May 26, 2005 American Civil Liberties Union Testimony

[osint] Countering Bioterrorism - Can Europe and the U.S. Work Together?

http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?F=860155C=thisweek Posted 05/30/05 15:35 Countering Bioterrorism Can Europe and the U.S. Work Together? The recent Atlantic Storm simulation showed the United States and EU member states are not prepared for a bioterrorism attack. With U.S. and EU

[osint] Re: DEEP THROAT

, knowing full well that protection assurances are bogus, become informants instead. It may not fit the naive hero image of American manhood to inform, but it damn well allows justice to be done without destroying the messenger (or on Bush 43's watch, the messenger's wife). David Bier P.S. I

[osint] See no evil

Bush43 is again trying to kill the messenger because the message is too factual to destroy. That is especially the case since a Federal judge has ruled in an ACLU case that photos and videos from Abu Ghraib must be released. David Bier http://fairuse.1accesshost.com/news2/blumenthal-see

[osint] Videos and photos of Abu Ghraib prison abuse ordered released by New York judge

See No Evil... http://signonsandiego.printthis.clickability.com/p t/cpt?action=cpttitle=SignOnSanDiego.com+%3E+In+I raq+--+Videos+and+photos+of+Abu+Ghraib+prison+abus e+ordered+released+by+New+York+judgeexpire=urlID =14435116fb=Yurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.signonsandiego

[osint] Finding Work Hard for Troops Back From War

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/artic le/2005/06/03/AR2005060300117_pf.html washingtonpost.com Finding Work Hard for Troops Back From War By KIMBERLY HEFLING The Associated Press Friday, June 3, 2005; 2:36 AM WASHINGTON -- Nearly every day he was in Iraq, Army Staff Sgt. Steven

[osint] Pentagon details mishandling of Quran

Perhaps Newsweek was not far from reality with its Quran mistreatment coverage. David Bier http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8090656/ Pentagon details mishandling of Quran Detainees’ copies of holy book kicked, splashed with urine The Associated Press Updated: 8:51 p.m. ET June 3, 2005 WASHINGTON

[osint] Man Indicted in Phnom Penh Attacks Active in GOP Causes

A convicted terrorist contributing money to the National Republican Congressional Committee and invited to sit on the group's Business Advisory Council. WOW! Some kind of war on terror... David Bier http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-cambodian3 jun03,0,6591613.story?coll=la-home-local

[osint] Two Army Dog Handlers Charged in Abuse Scandal

We always suspected that politicians and military higher-ups had ordered all these things to occur to get information from the detainees, Volzer said. In the case of the dog handlers, we have irrefutable evidence that they were ordered to use the dogs.

[osint] AFGHANISTAN: IS RECONCILIATION WITH THE NEO-TALIBAN WORKING?

http://www.eurasianet.net/departments/insight/articles/pp060205.shtml Friday, June 3, 2005 EURASIA INSIGHT AFGHANISTAN: IS RECONCILIATION WITH THE NEO-TALIBAN WORKING? Amin Tarzi 6/02/05 A EurasiaNet Partner Post from RFE/RL Print this article Email this article The latest

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http://www.eurasianet.net/departments/insight/articles/pp060305.shtml EURASIA INSIGHT UZBEKISTAN: BUSH ALLIES SEEK HARSHER US TREATMENT OF KARIMOV Andrew Tully 6/03/05 A EurasiaNet Partner Post from RFE/RL A number of Bush supporters who once welcomed US military ties with Uzbekistan now say it

[osint] THE WORLD'S FIRST TERRORIST AIR FORCE

http://www.saag.org/%5Cpapers14%5Cpaper1398.html Paper no. 1398 02. 06. 2005 THE WORLD'S FIRST TERRORIST AIR FORCE by B.Raman Speaking at a meeting of the Foreign Correspondents' Association of Sri Lanka at Colombo on May 26,2005, Hagrup Haukland, the chief of

[osint] U.S. and Israel evacuate staff from Uzbekistan

http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/06/04/news/uzbek.php U.S. and Israel evacuate staff from Uzbekistan By C.J. Chivers The New York Times SATURDAY, JUNE 4, 2005 MOSCOW Signs of instability deepened Friday in Uzbekistan after Israel swiftly evacuated most of its diplomats from the country amid

[osint] An Impeachable Offense?

into the U.S. to cause havoc. Until the Nixon case, none of the restrictive Federal rules on collection applied to the states, but after that case, the unit I entrusted the files to was not about to go against the Constitution. Sadly, others are now more eager and willing... David Bier http

[osint] This Call May Be Monitored

limits vanish into dictatorship. David Bier December 18, 2005 Editorial This Call May Be Monitored ... On Oct. 17, 2002, the head of the National Security Agency, Lt. Gen. Michael Hayden, made an eloquent plea to a joint House-Senate inquiry on intelligence for a sober national discussion about

[osint] Watchdogs Protest Pentagon's Mission Creep

We are seeing the increasing militarisation of our American streets. Shame on the Senate for permitting the military to prowl our streets, spy on us, entrap unknowing people and terrify America. Are we living in (Francisco) Franco's Spain? The military is not trained in constitutional rights; they

[osint] Re: This Call May Be Monitored

Inadvertently omitted the article URL: http://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/18/opinion/18sun1.html?hp=pagewanted=print --- In osint@yahoogroups.com, David Bier [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: We need to get it right. We have to find the right balance between protecting our security and protecting our

[osint] APA Summer Research Fellows in DoD Counterintelligence

watchdog post. But, given the tremendous mission creep so far, how long will that minor limit last? Notice that nowhere in this article is CIFA's true mission spelled out. Good opportunity to see the CIFA faces that will be tweaking the U.S. psyche. David Bier http://www.apa.org/ppo/science

[osint] New Patriot Act Could Bar Protests at Party Conventions

Section 602 of the Conference Committee's version of Patriot Act makes holding an un-authorized sign at a Democratic or Republican National Convention, a Presidential or VP appearance, and any other event designated by the Secret Service as a national special security event a felony punishable by

[osint] The Echelon Myth

. No, it was not done illegally, but legally with targeting approved by FISA. David Bier The Echelon Myth Prominent right-wing bloggers †including Michelle Malkin, the Corner, Wizbang and Free Republic †are pushing the argument that President Bush’s warrantless domestic spying program isn’t

[osint] WHAT IS THE NSA UP TO

? A tax preparer from Lebanon? Well, welcome to the Bush List. How soon will you be an enemy combatant? David Bier http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/archives/individual/2005_12/007812.php December 19, 2005 WHAT IS THE NSA UP TO?So what's the nature of the secret NSA bugging program? Why did

[osint] The Echelon Myth

The Clinton administration program, code-named Echelon, complied with FISA. Before any conversations of U.S. persons were targeted, a FISA warrant was obtained. CIA director George Tenet testified to this before Congress on 4/12/00 http://thinkprogress.org/2005/12/20/the-echelon-myth/ The

[osint] Re: A Half-Century of Spying on U.S. Citizens

Bush43's spying on Americans is not the only example of criminal conduct of this sort. Article 2 of the Nixon Impeachment charges also addressed illegal wiretaping of U.S. citizens authorized by Nixon. Ironically another Republican. David Bier --- In osint@yahoogroups.com, Bruce Tefft [EMAIL

[osint] Re: Clinton Claimed Authority to Order No-Warrant Searches

Ah yes, Clinton made noises...but never violated FISA. Bush43 can not say the same. David Bier --- In osint@yahoogroups.com, Bruce Tefft [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.nationalreview.com/york/york200512200946.asp December 20, 2005, 9:46 a.m. Clinton Claimed Authority

[osint] Re: Clinton Claimed Authority to Order No-Warrant Searches

Agreed! Clinton fingerpointing to justify Bush is much ado about nothing. David Bier --- In osint@yahoogroups.com, Bruce Tefft [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Much ado about nothing. -Original Message- From: osint@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David Bier Sent

[osint] TSA moves forward with biometric ID card programs

TSA said it is seeking ideas on a business model for Registered Traveler... http://www.washingtontechnology.com/news/1_1/daily_news/27617-1.html 12/16/05 TSA moves forward with biometric ID card programs By Alice Lipowicz Staff Writer The Transportation Security Administration is seeking

[osint] Bush’s Snoopgate

...a Washington scandal that goes beyond sex, corruption and political intrigue to big issues like security versus liberty and the reasonable bounds of presidential power. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10536559/site/newsweek/ Bush’s Snoopgate The president was so desperate to kill The New York

[osint] Spy Court Judge Quits In Protest

...Robertson privately expressed deep concern that the warrantless surveillance program authorized by the president in 2001 was legally questionable and may have tainted the FISA court's work. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/12/20/AR2005122000685.html Spy Court Judge

[osint] Officials Fault Case Bush Cited

It's total hubris. It's arrogance by the people doing this, said a second senior U.S. counter-terrorism official. This is a 24-hour thing, and you can get these kinds of warrants immediately. I think they are just being lazy.

[osint] Wiretaps said to sift all overseas contacts

...Hayden's ''subtly softer trigger probably means that the NSA is monitoring a wider circle of contacts around suspects than what a judge would approve. http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2005/12/23/wiret aps_said_to_sift_all_overseas_contacts?mode=PF Wiretaps said to sift

[osint] Daschle: Congress Denied Bush War Powers in U.S.

Daschle's disclosure challenges a central legal argument offered by the White House in defense of the National Security Agency's warrantless wiretapping of U.S. citizens and permanent residents. It suggests that Congress refused explicitly to grant authority that the Bush administration now

[osint] A Junior Aide Had a Big Role in Terror Policy

Mr. Yoo was a primary author of a series of legal opinions on the fight against terrorism, including one that said the Geneva Conventions did not apply and at least two others that countenanced the use of highly coercive interrogation techniques on terror suspects. Recently, current and former

[osint] Iraq poll fails to follow US script

It looks as if people have preferred to vote for their ethnic or sectarian identities, he said. But for Iraq to succeed there has to be cross-ethnic and cross-sectarian co-operation. We call on the President of the United States not to add another mistake to the mistakes already made in Iraq,

[osint] Former NSA Intelligence Analyst Action Officer Urges To Be Heard By Congress

In addition to knowing this fundamental commandment of not violating the civil rights of Americans, intelligence officers are required to take an oath to protect the United States Constitution from enemies both foreign and domestic. It is with my oath as a US intelligence officer weighing

[osint] Judges on Surveillance Court To Be Briefed on Spy Program

Why didn't it go through FISA, Kazen asked. I think those are valid questions. The president at first said he didn't want to talk about it. Now he says, 'You're darn right I did it, and it's completely legal.' I gather he's got lawyers telling him this is legal. I want to hear those arguments.

[osint] Court Refuses U.S. Bid to Shift Terror Suspect

at least an appearance that the government may be attempting to avoid consideration of our decision by the Supreme Court, and also because we believe that this case presents an issue of such especial national importance as to warrant final consideration by that court.

[osint] FBI Monitored Radiation at Muslim Sites

? Assuming of course, that it is legal... David Bier http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory?id=1437974 FBI Monitored Radiation at Muslim Sites FBI Monitored Radiation Levels at Muslim Sites Without Warrants; Officials Say Program Is Legal By LARRY MARGASAK The Associated Press WASHINGTON

[osint] Yukon school group found on U.S. threat list

Whitehorse school group is among a list of more than 1,500 anti-war groups considered a risk to American security. http://www.cbc.ca/north/story/print/protestthreat201205 Yukon school group found on U.S. threat list Last Updated: Dec 20 2005 09:57 AM MST A group of Yukon high school

[osint] Lobbyist Nears Terms on Plea Deal

Mr. Abramoff is also linked to a Saudi banker accused of funding al- Qaeda projects so it may be revealed whether or not some of the funding for political junkets being investigated in the DC case came from that source as well as from Indian and Mariannas clients. David Bier December 22, 2005

[osint] Police Infiltrate Protests, Videotapes Show

some of the undercover officers or their associates are seen on the tape having influence on events. At a demonstration last year during the Republican National Convention, the sham arrest of a man secretly working with the police led to a bruising confrontation between officers in riot

[osint] File bin Laden phone leak under ‘urban myths’

The al Qaeda leader's communication to aides via satellite phone had already been reported in 1996 — and the source of the information was another government, the Taliban, which ruled Afghanistan at the time. The second time a news organization reported on the satellite phone, the source was

[osint] Iran accused of rigging Iraqi general election

Allawi alleges that convoys of trucks carrying sealed ballot boxes stuffed with forged voting slips and other documents went round polling stations on election-day and packed the ballot boxes with pro- Shiite votes. Between 10 and 15 of those trucks were intercepted by Iraqi security forces at

[osint] Italy warrants for 22 purported CIA operatives

The warrants make it legal for the 22 to be arrested in any of the European Union's member nations. http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/12/23/italy.warrants2/index.html Italy warrants for 22 purported CIA operatives ROME, Italy (CNN) -- An Italian judge has issued European arrest warrants

[osint] Spy Agency Mined Vast Data Trove, Officials Report

uses those Internet and communications data streams NSA gained backdoor access to, what the article is really saying is that dictator Bush43 has been monitoring EVERYBODY! You, me, your girlfriend, your wife, e v e r y o n e. Welcome to the Gulag... David Bier http://www.nytimes.com/2005/12

[osint] The Department of Justice Memo, Debunked

authority for domestic spying on the American public. Whether the spying is via the Army's TALON program or the huge NSA collection and database program, or who knows what other spying programs. I intend to let my Congressional delegation know how I feel about being spied upon. You? David Bier

[osint] Barron's: Investigate a possible impeachable offense in Politics

Willful disregard of a law is potentially an impeachable offense. It is at least as impeachable as having a sexual escapade under the Oval Office desk and lying about it later. The members of the House Judiciary Committee who staged the impeachment of President Clinton ought to be as outraged

[osint] GOP Blocks Action on Senate Intelligence Authorization Bill

wonders why he won't cough up the PDBs? Could the noble Bush43 be somewhat less than honest? Hmmm... David Bier http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp- dyn/content/article/2005/12/22/AR2005122201662.html GOP Blocks Action on Senate Intelligence Authorization Bill By Dafna Linzer Washington Post Staff

[osint] Iraqi court disqualifies prominent Sunni candidates

The ruling is likely to dampen Bush administration hopes that the election would bring more of the disaffected Sunni minority into Iraq's political process and undermine Sunni support for the insurgency. Instead, the decision is likely to stoke fears of widening sectarian divisions in a nation

[osint] Some fear eavesdropping could undermine work of spy agency

NOTHING! David Bier http://www.realcities.com/mld/krwashington/13476243.htm Posted on Fri, Dec. 23, 2005 Some fear eavesdropping could undermine work of spy agency By Warren P. Strobel and Jonathan S. Landay Knight Ridder Newspapers WASHINGTON - The White House decision to order surveillance

[osint] Many Sunni Muslims diverting anger from Israel to Iran

and growing Pesh Merga armor units equipped primarily with Russian tanks bought from Syrian brokers. David Bier http://www.realcities.com/mld/krwashington/13468354.htm Posted on Thu, Dec. 22, 2005 Many Sunni Muslims diverting anger from Israel to Iran By Nancy A. Youssef Knight Ridder

[osint] Israeli army chief discusses military cooperation, regional issues in Ankara

Israeli diplomatic sources stated Thursday that bilateral security issues as well as regional developments including Iraq, Syria and Iran as well as security threats were raised during the talks. http://www.turkishweekly.net/news.php?id=24106 Israeli army chief discusses military cooperation,

[osint] Bush's Impeachable Offense

This president has admitted committing the crime. He just claims he's above the law, Pyle says. So the issue is: Is the president above the law? If so, Pyle continues, then we need not argue over the PATRIOT Act. We do not need the PATRIOT Act, because the president can do anything he wants

[osint] Auditors: FBI on thin ice in Sentinel buy

The bureau now is evaluating proposals for systems integration of the case management system, which would serve as a replacement to the defunct Virtual Case File project, which was scuttled earlier this year after costing more than $100 million.

[osint] Kurd’s are Iraq’s kingmakers yet again

This situation gives Kurds unwarranted power over a state which they have seen as an enemy for many years but it also presents challenges and potential pitfalls the Kurds must negotiate wisely. As each potential partnership includes dangers as well as rewards.

[osint] Bandits murdered two aid workers

-Qaeda and Palestine. Merry Christmas David Bier http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/4552420.stm Bandits murdered two aid workers Two Britons were shot in cold blood by gunmen while teaching in Somaliland in October 2003, an inquest has heard. Richard Eyeington, 62, and his wife Enid, 60

[osint] Iraq weapons experts face arrest

While the US military maintains that only eight figures from Saddam Hussein's government have been released, an Iraqi official quoted by the Associated Press news agency said some 24 prisoners had been set free. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4558800.stm Iraq weapons experts face

[osint] Bombs, protests as Iraq election mood sours

Without the Sunni parties there will be no consensus government ... without consensus government there will be no unity, there will be no peace. We went to a wedding, he said. And it turned into a funeral. http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?

[osint] Bush's 'imperial' drift could take at least short-term political toll

George W. Bush has quipped several times during his politival career that it would be so much easier to govern in a dictatorship; apparently he never told his vice president that this was a joke, When Congress comes back in session in the New Year, the Bush administration can easily get what

[osint] Ex-Powell Aide Moves From Insider to Apostate

Larry has two qualities that Powell appreciated, recalls another top aide to the former secretary. First, he could always find the big picture in whatever was going on. Second, he always tore things apart. He never takes things at face value, and what he's doing now is a kind of exaggeration

[osint] Armed and dangerous: Taliban gear up

government garrisons lacking air support/resupply to survive. At some point, Bush43 will have to decide whether to commit large numbers of troops or abandon Afghanistan to a resurgent Taliban now permanently welded to al-Qaeda instead of just hosting them. David Bier http://www.atimes.com

[osint] CIA's bungled Italy job

There appears to have been little effort to maintain a wall between the abductors and the CIA's facilities in Milan and Rome--a violation of the primary principle that deep cover operatives should never have contact with CIA officers posing as diplomats in U.S. embassies and consulates abroad.

[osint] CIA team traveled Italy in style

Italian police say CIA operatives involved in the 2003 abduction of Abu Omar, an Egyptian imam, racked up thousands of dollars in expenses at Milan hotels in the weeks leading up to the operation. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-

[osint] CIA covers prove thin

A senior U.S. official acknowledged that while the cover system had served the agency well for many years, it had not been designed to withstand the scrutiny made possible by the Internet. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi- 0512250423dec25,1,6775430.story?coll=chi-news-hed

[osint] Re: Hizbullah is Lebanon's bulwark against Al-Qaeda

. The premise that al-Qaeda would never work with Iran is hogwash. Al- Qaeda leaders sought safe haven in Iran when the U.S. invaded Afghanistan and have launched operations in Saudi Arabia, Iraq and elsewhere from Iran. Indeed, the article is sheer and utter nonsense. David Bier --- In osint

[osint] Al-Qaida critiques its Afghan errors

Top official says bad planning, betrayal aided U.S. victory ...a senior al-Qaida official has provided an assessment of the U.S. war against the terrorist group in Afghanistan, criticizing its communications security and while also claiming that some in the Taliban provided intelligence to

[osint] Officials Want to Expand Review of Domestic Spying

We want to look at the entire program, an in-depth review, and this new data-mining issue is certainly a part of the whole picture, said a Republican Congressional aide, who asked not to be identified because no decisions had been made on how hearings might be structured.

[osint] The Curious Section 126 of the Patriot Act

In other words, with the digitization of everything and new computer and software capabilities, the government couldn't go to the Court or the Congress and say, hey, we'd like to monitor everyone on a fishing expedition to find the next Mohamed Atta.

[osint] Ankara denies role in prospected military action against Syria, Iran

Nervousness in Cairo AL about U.S. intentions and recognition that Turkey is a pivotable nation in any actions against Syria or Iran as well as a key factor in the viability and protection of a Kurdish autonomous zone in Iraq against the Shia. David Bier http://www.kuna.net.kw/home

[osint] Speculations over US attack against Iran

...if the USA plans a missile attack against Iran, Turkey must come aboard - active or passive. More nervousness in the Middle East about U.S. intentions in 2006. David Bier http://informationclearinghouse.info/article11373.htm Speculations over US attack against Iran By Jürgen

[osint] Beyond the imperial presidency

...the opinion was written by conservative darling J. Michael Luttig- -who just a couple of months ago was on Bush's short list for the Supreme Court. For Luttig to question Bush's use of executive power is like Bill O'Reilly announcing that there's too much Christ in Christmas.

[osint] Saga of Incompetence

...the administration's attempts to reform the intelligence services have been no less political, and apparently no less clumsy. It stumbled in Iraq for two years. Will incompetence be remembered as the salient characteristic of the Bush presidency? http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-

[osint] The Power to Spy

...presidents of both parties have complied with the terms of FISA and have not questioned its constitutionality. FISA explicitly contemplates the need for warrantless surveillance in wartime -- allowing it for 15 days after a declaration of war... http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-

[osint] Rice authorized National Security Agency to spy on UN Security Council in run-up

Condoleezza Rice authorized the plan at the request of President Bush, who wanted to know how delegates were going to vote. Rice did not immediately return a call for comment. http://rawstory.com/news/2005/After_domestic_spying_reports_U.S._spyin g_1227.html Rice authorized National Security

[osint] US embassy close to admitting Syria rendition flight

The US use of Syria for rendition sits uneasily with Washington's portrayal of the country as a pariah state. http://www.guardian.co.uk/usa/story/0,12271,1673958,00.html?gusrc=rss US embassy close to admitting Syria rendition flight · Statement contradicts ambassador's interview · Correction

[osint] Why European women are turning to Islam

Terrorists can use converts who have added operational benefits in very tight security situations where they might not attract attention, says Magnus Ranstorp, a terrorism expert at the Swedish National Defense College in Stockholm. http://news.yahoo.com/s/csm/20051227/wl_csm/oconverts Why

[osint] Targets are Iran and Syria

The Turkish politicians and military warn Israel and US that any plan to intervene in Iran would be very risky for the future of the volatile Middle East, and that diplomacy should be the preferred solution. However the Israelis and Americans seem decisive. While Iranian leader Ahmedinejad

[osint] Kurds in Iraqi army proclaim loyalty to militia

...U.S. plans to bring unity to Iraq before withdrawing American troops by training and equipping a national army aren't gaining traction. The Kurds have readied their troops not only because they've long yearned to establish an independent state but also because their leaders expect Iraq to

[osint] Iraq Shiites talk with Kurds; Grave found

``Today, we held preliminary consultations,'' al-Hakim said at a joint news conference with Barzani. ``All the details need to be studied and we need to evaluate the previous alliance and study its weaknesses and strengths. Then we will try to include the others.''

[osint] Back to the Neoconservatives (2)

Interesting commentary by our Saudi friends. David Bier http://english.daralhayat.com/opinion/OPED/12-2005/Article-20051227- 6d024106-c0a8-10ed-00d8-7731782f8f9d/story.html Back to the Neoconservatives (2) Jihad el Khazen Al-Hayat - 27/12/05// What do Paul Wolfowitz, Richard Perle

[osint] HOW STANDS THE EMPIRE?

Is it not thus apparent the world does not really want an American empire, or American hegemony, or Bush's democratic revolution? Is it not equally apparent that we Americans, unwilling to conscript our young or further tax ourselves, cannot sustain a global policy that commits us to defending

[osint] Defense Lawyers in Terror Cases Plan Challenges Over Spy Efforts

in order to prevail. CIC Bush43 has admitted violation of Federal laws and that does not equate to clean hands. David Bier http://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/28/politics/28legal.html? pagewanted=print December 28, 2005 Defense Lawyers in Terror Cases Plan Challenges Over Spy Efforts By ERIC

[osint] Big Brother Bush

The creepy part is the overlap. Damned if they aren't still here, after all these years, the old Nixon hands -- Dick Cheney and Donald Rumsfeld, the whole gang whose yearning for authoritarian government rose like a stink over the Nixon years. Imperial executive. Bring back those special White

[osint] White House Web Site Revelation

The disclosure †the second such revelation in a matter of days †came in response to questions posed by The Associated Press. http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/12/30/politics/main1172239.shtml White House Web Site Revelation NEW YORK, Dec. 30, 2005(CBS/AP) Without the knowledge of the Bush

[osint] IMPEACH BUSH? WHY BOTHER?

Consider the consequences. Vice President Dick Cheney would succeed him. Talk about going from the frying pan into the fire! From the moment Cheney selected himself as vice president, he has been directing Bush's presidency. It was Cheney's idea to expand the powers of the president, and that is

[osint] Lobbyist, Prosecutors Said Close to Deal

The plea agreement would secure the lobbyist's testimony against several members of Congress who received favors from him or his clients. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051230/ap_on_go_co/abramoff_probe Lobbyist, Prosecutors Said Close to Deal By TONI LOCY, Associated Press WriterFri Dec 30,

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